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Two charged in 2008 cold case murder
ESCC on track COMMUNITYN to be rebuilt
Two men have been charged in connection with the 2008 robbery and fatal beating of Leroy Julious in Ewing Township. Breyon Goodman, 36, of Trenton, and Jason Howard, 41, are each charged with Murder (1st degree), Felony Murder (1st degree) and Robbery (1st degree). Goodman was arrested in Trenton on April 15 by members of the U.S. Marshals NY/ NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to detain him pending trial. Howard, 41, was served his complaints in Rhode Island, where he is incarcerated for an unrelated incident. The charges were announced on April 22 by N.J. Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri following an investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force (MCHTF) in conjunction with the N.J. Attorney See COLD CASE, Page 3
This September will be two years since a catastrophic fire burned down a large section of the Ewing Senior and Community Center. Now Ewing Township almost has all the pieces in places for the construction of a new center on the site. The five-alarm blaze on Sept 30, 2022 destroyed the gymnasium and damaged many other parts of the ESCC, rendering the facility unusable. Since then, the ESCC—a major hub for community activity—and outdoor facilities at the center have been closed, and most of the programs and offices, including Community Affairs and Recreation and the Senior Office, have been relocated to the Hollowbrook Community Center at 320 Hollowbrook Drive. Ewing Observer editor Bill Sanservino recently sat down with Mayor Bert Steinmann to talk about various issues curSee STEINMANN, Page 12
COMMUNITYN InteRVieW By Bill SAnseRVinO
COMMUNIT Collins repeats as NJSIAA state wrestling champ COMMUNITYN Ewing High School’s Shellitha Collins (center) stands atop the podium after winning the 235-pound state title at the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships on March 2, 2024 in Atlantic City.
By Justin Feil
Shellitha Collins’ lightning quick escape, takedown and pin brought a roar of approval from the NJSIAA Girls State Wrestling Championships crowd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City in March.
But when the Ewing High School senior channeled her inner Simone Biles to celebrate, the crowd’s crescendo grew even louder. After Collins became the first to defeat Union’s Alissa Alcindor this season to claim her second straight 235-pound state
title, she immediately popped up from Alcindor, took a short running start and executed a perfect roundoff cartwheel, and upon sticking the two-footed landing, she promptly dropped into a full split. Her memorable celebration capped an unforgetSee COLLINS, Page 15
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